Romeo and Juliet Theatre Review
The two leads are young and exciting and the veteran actors on stage are generous with both their presence and acting skills. The play features a very clever stage set up that appears very simple at first only to surprise with a depth of application. The use of stage props is excellent throughout as well. There are interludes of song that buttress the work with a fresh approach.
Dressing the cast in skinny jeans and Chuck Taylors and doing away with the trappings of time and opulence ...
Romeo and Juliet is coming to La Boite this May
A 21st century re-imagining of Shakespeare’s iconic love story, La Boite’s production of Romeo and Juliet takes no prisoners in its version of theatre’s infamous star-crossed lovers.
Two families at war, two teenagers in love, a three-day affair that ends in six deaths. Did Romeo and Juliet love too much, too hard, too soon? Did their union even stand a chance? And why do we still care?
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Under the gripping direction of Todd MacDonald, the ongoing partner...
